Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 C Air contaminants.
Inspection Nr: 899235.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/22/2013 2
Initial Penalty: $5,610.00
Current Penalty: $5,610.00
Issuance Date: 06/19/2013
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0317700
Contest Date: 07/12/2013
Final Order: 03/13/2015
Emphasis:
Substance: 9010
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 03/13/2015 | $5,610.00 | 09/22/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 07/16/2013 | $5,610.00 | 09/22/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/19/2013 | $5,610.00 | 09/22/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): The employer did not ensure that an employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40 hour work week, did not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table. a) Halliburton Energy Services, Wootton East Well Pad, Liberty Twp., PA: An employee, Sand Counter, was exposed to respirable crystalline silica at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.585 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.5 times the calculated Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.394 milligrams per cubic meter of air. Sampling was performed for 231 minutes on April 4, 2013. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED